Age at Onset, Mortality, and Life-Years Lost for Five Cardiovascular Disease Conditions: Differences by Ethnicity and Diabetes Status

Compared to other ethnicities, South Asians have remarkably higher risks of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Diabetes is about three times more prevalent in South Asians than in White Europeans and occurs over a decade earlier. South Asians with diabetes are also at increased risk of diabetes complications and have a higher mortality rate from coronary heart disease and stroke. Our aim is to investigate contemporary trends by ethnicity of several cardiovascular outcomes and life expectancy in people with and without type 2 diabetes. Analysis for this project is underway, in collaboration with ARC East Midlands.